Ladder-attaching supports for buckets



Nov. 10, 1964 N. LUPINACCI LADDER-ATTACHING SUPPORTS FOR BUCKETS Filed Dec. 12, 1961 INVENTOR. NICHOLAS LUPINACC/ BY W 2.

ATTORNEY v United States Patent Office 3,156,443 Patented Nov. 10, 1964 3,156,443 LADDER-ATTACHING SUPPORTS FOR BUCKETS Nicholm Lupiuacci, 207 Stillwater Ave, Stamford, Conn. Filed Dec. 12, 1961, Ser. No. 158,729 3 Claims. (Cl. 248-211) The present invention relates to a ladder-attaching support or holder for buckets, such as paint buckets.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a ladder-attaching holder for buckets which may be easily adjusted for different heights on the upright sidepieces of ladders, both on the right and left side thereof. The holder is assured of a firm grip on the ladder sidepiece because of the weight of the bucket and its contents.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a support or holder for buckets and the like in which the support is of simple, one piece construction, and is adapted to fit a variety of ladder sidepiece sizes.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a positive locking arrangement for the holder which may be employed at selected locations on the ladder sidepiece.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a support or holder for buckets which is portable, durable and relatively inexpensive to fabricate, and is reliably effective for the purposes intended.

The above and other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will be fully understood from the following description considered in connection with the accompanying illustrative drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the holder or support for buckets illustrated in position on a ladder.

FIG. 2 is perspective view of the holder.

FIG. 3 is perspective view of an alternate construction as applied to a ladder.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the holder of FIG. 3 in its alternate form.

Referring to the drawings and especially to FIGS; 1-4, the present invention is directed to a ladder-attaching support or holder for buckets and scafiolds. In FIG. 1, a holder may be attached to a vertical sidepiece 14 of ladder 12. (Only one of which is shown.) The conventional rungs 18 connect the vertical sidepieces of the ladder. The holder 10 is of one-piece construction and may be fabricated of any suitable material that is rigid and durable. Spaced struck-out portions 20 and 22 of the holder, hereinafter referred to as grippers, grip the flange 21 of the sidepiece 14. It should be noted that the holder 18 may also be attached to a similar flange on the sidepiece (not shown) locate/fiat the other end of the rung 18. The front portion of the holder 10 is provided with a groove-like indention 24 for supporting the bail or handle 26 of the bucket 28. It should be apparent that the weight of the bucket in the direction of the arrow A causes the grippers 20 and 22 to bite into the flange 21 of the ladder sidepiece 14. It should also be apparent that the holder 10 may be placed anywhere along the length of the sidepiece 14 and the weight of the object suspended therefrom will maintain the holder securely in place, p

FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate an alternative form of a holder 36) which is substantially L-shaped and which is provided with a struck-out gripper 32 and a right angle flange 34 having a V-shaped notch 36. The forward end of the holder is provided with a load-engaging indentation 38. It will be apparent that holder 30 may be utilized on either vertical sidepieces, and because of the right angle construction of the holder with a relatively long, load-bearing arm 40 the holder 30 may be used on a variety of thicknesses of ladder vertical sidepieces, thus making the holder 38 universally adaptable for use with a number of different types of ladders.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that the latter may be embodied otherwise than as herein specifically illustrated or described and that in the illustrated embodiment certain changes in the details of construction and in the arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the underlying idea or principle of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A ladder-attaching holder of the class described comprising a one piece, relatively flat holder provided at one end portion thereof with spaced struck-out portions having gripping surfaces being at an acute angle with the edge of the vertical sidepieces of the ladder, and each of said gripping surfaces engaging a respective sidepiece only at the junction of said edge and the adjacent face of said sidepiece, the holder extending laterally from the ladder but co-planar therewith, and an indentation on the opposite end of said holder for suspending a weighted object therefrom.

2. A ladder-attaching holder of the class described comprising a relatively flat, L-shaped holder having a struck-out gripping surface in one leg of said holder and a V-shaped groove in the other leg of said holder, said gripping portion and said groove having surfaces being at an acute angle with the adjacent edge of the vertical sidepieces of the ladder, and said surfaces engaging each a of said sidepieces only at the junction of said edge and the adjacent face of said sidepiece, the holder extending laterally from the ladder but co-planar therewith, and an indentation in said one leg of said holder for suspending a weighted object therefrom.

3. A ladder-attaching holder of the class described as set forth in claim 2 wherein said one leg is longer than said other leg and the side surfaces of said V-shaped groove each engaging said sidepiece only at the junction of said edge and the adjacent face of said sidepiece.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Keiter Aug. 10, 

1. A LADDER-ATTACHING HOLDER OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED COMPRISING A ONE PIECE, RELATIVELY FLAT HOLDER PROVIDED AT ONE END PORTION THEREOF WITH SPACED STRUCK-OUT PORTIONS HAVING GRIPPING SURFACES BEING AT AN ACUTE ANGLE WITH THE EDGE OF THE VERTICAL SIDEPIECES OF THE LADDER, AND EACH OF SAID GRIPPING SURFACES ENGAGING A RESPECTIVE SIDEPIECE ONLY AT THE JUNCTION OF SAID EDGE AND THE ADJACENT FACE OF SAID SIDEPIECE, THE HOLDER EXTENDING LATERALLY FROM THE 